Research

British shoppers are reining in grocery spend post-Christmas, as UK supermarkets experienced a continued decline in volume sales during the four weeks ending 28th January 2023, reveals new data released...

Difficult trading conditions continued into the new year for e-commerce, where total market online retail revenue growth experienced a -2.2% YoY decline, presenting negative-on-negative growth against the huge, lockdown-affected rate...

With consumer spending declining, 2023 looks set to be a tough year for retailers (and consumers), especially as the lines between physical and digital commerce become increasingly opaque and complicated....

Consumer card spending grew 9. % year-on-year in January – higher than in December (4.4%) and slightly above the 9.2% rise in consumer price inflation – as new year sales, blockbuster film releases and a...

Hairstyling products are set to replace the “lipstick effect” as a key indicator of Brits’ ‘affordable luxury’ shopping habits during economic downturns, according to new data from THG. The “lipstick...

Disruptions caused by COVID-19 and China’s stringent measures against the pandemic kept consumers away from stores, some of which had to close temporarily or operate on shorter opening hours due...

Coveted by celebrities, socialites, and high-wealth individuals worldwide, luxury designer goods are a status symbol for many. With 30% of all global luxury sales predicted to take place online by...

NielsenIQ BASES, the leader in helping companies build brands through innovation, recently announced the 2022 Europe Menu Innovation Award winners. For the first time in Europe, 120 new menu items...

New research from Red Tractor and YouGov has revealed that families with young children (aged 11 years and under) are most impacted when it comes to the weekly food shop...

Almost half of retailers are stuck with excess stock even after the New Year sales, according to a survey by Inventory Planner. It found that 44% of sellers still have...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in demand for online food delivery services for everything, from groceries to cooked meals. But these services can constitute a food...

Three years to the day since Covid-19 was classified as an international public health emergency, new research from Paragon Customer Communications, a provider of customer communications, business services and workplace solutions, has...

The latest analysis from IRI, the data and analytics firm for FMCG brands and Retailers, reveals a €2.7Bn slump in sales of beer, wines and spirits across all European retailers (supermarkets, discounters, convenience stores...

A new 'Conscious Commerce' report debunks the ‘sustainability premium’, revealing consumers and businesses remain committed to sustainable practices, such as carbon-neutral shipping, and being climate-conscious – despite the cost-of-living crisis...

Resilinc, the global leader in supply chain mapping and risk monitoring, is sharing exclusive new data highlighting the top drivers of supply chain disruptions for 2022. The data, compiled by...

Businesses in the UK’s retail sector will be among those most in need of turnaround expertise to stay afloat this year as the cost-of-living crisis tightens its grip on consumers,...

Klarna, the global leader in the generational shift away from credit cards, has today revealed exclusive new data from PriceRunner, a Klarna company, showing the products which are bucking the...

Brits are looking for alternative ways to keep fit in a bid to save money, as 51% of the UK population expect the cost-of-living crisis to impact their exercise regimes...

SML RFID, an end-to-end RFID solution provider for global retailers, has today announced the launch of part one of its State of Retail 2022/2023 report, finding that 48% of retailers...

Almost two thirds of British consumers (63%) admit to sometimes ending up keeping unwanted items on account of companies making the returns process too difficult, according to new research by YouGov...